Welcome to the North Grenville Historical Society Website!

The North Grenville Historical Society is a group of dedicated volunteers whose first objective is to arouse and stimulate public interest in the heritage and history of the people and places of the North Grenville area; including the historical townships of Oxford-on-Rideau and South Gower, the historical town of Kemptville; and the hamlets of Pelton’s Corners, Heckston, Oxford Mills, Burritt’s Rapids, Oxford Station and Bishop’s Mills.

We also advance education by improving the public’s understanding and awareness of the history of North Grenville by hosting events, supporting programs, producing educational materials and scholarly articles and operating the North Grenville Archives, which is owned by the Society.

The purposes of the Archives are to collect, classify and preserve information and artifacts relating to North Grenville and to maintain this material as a resource centre accessible to members and the general public.

Our constitution makes it clear that the Society is to be “carried on without purpose of gain for its members, and any profits or gains to the organization shall be used in promoting its objectives.”

“to arouse and stimulate public interest in the heritage and history of the people and places of the North Grenville area."

PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Public Meetings of the Society with a knowledgeable speaker on some aspect of local or regional history are held at 7:30 pm, on the second Wednesday of the month from September to June, at the Court House, 15 Water Street, Kemptville, Ontario. (Click onNEWS AND EVENTS for upcoming meetings and events.)

ARCHIVES

The Archives are open to the public by appointment. The collection includes: microfilm containing records from the Weekly Advance localnewspaper, early township records, census records, voters lists, school registers, etc(Click on ARCHIVES for more information on location, holdings and collections).

PUBLICATIONS

The Society publishes a Quarterly newsletter, articles, and occasionally books(Click on PUBLICATIONS for a list of past and current material).